Karatepe bilingual

The artifacts were discovered at Karatepe, southern Turkey by the archaeologists Helmuth Theodor Bossert (1889–1961) and Halet Çambel (1916–2014) in 1946.

[3] This geographical area of Cilicia was known in various historical periods under the names of Quwe (Que), Luwian Adanawa, Hiyawa, and Classical 'Cilicia of the Plain'.

According to Ilya Yakubovich, the rulers of Quwe claimed Greek descent but, at some point, they adopted the Phoenician language.

He was installed as ruler by Awariku (Urikki), king of Adanawa (Adana), who reigned in 738-732 BC.

The text is an autobiographical account of Azatiwada's services to the kingdom of Adana where, according to the inscription, he later enthroned the descendants of Awariku.

Example text of Phoenician alphabet at Karatepe-Aslantaş Open-Air Museum .
Luwian hieroglyphs part of the Karatepe bilingual at the South Gate.
Example text in Hieroglyphic Luwian at Karatepe-Aslantaş Open-Air Museum
Phoenician text of the Karatepe bilingual at Karatepe-Aslantaş Open-Air Museum